Australian opposition leader calls on China and Russia to put pressure on the North Korean regime over missile testsAustralia´s opposition leader, Bill Shorten, will meet with South Korea´s prime minister as part of a bid to reassure the region that Australia´s position on North Korea will not change, even if there is a change in government.Shorten and his foreign affairs spokeswoman, Penny Wong, have left for a four-day trip to South Korea and Japan, with meetings scheduled with Lee Nak-yeon, the former UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, the commander of the US Forces in Korea, Gen Vincent Brooks, and Japan´s foreign minister, Taro Kono. Continue reading...
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